FutureStructure Transportation
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Each winning city will receive an individualized Readiness Workshop and host of tech tools to help further its efforts toward becoming a smart city.
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Some 1,500 intersections in Los Angeles to get upgraded with new traffic signal equipment.
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The Boring Company will construct a four-mile tunnel to connect a rail station with Ontario International Airport in the Los Angeles region. The tunnel will accommodate zero-emission and possibly autonomous vehicles.
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Bike-share providers shouldn’t ignore the elephant in the room: consumers’ fears about safety.
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Cities large and small from across the country have submitted applications for the $50 million contest.
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Due to the steep drop in oil prices countrywide, President Obama will announce a plan to add an oil barrel tax, but is meeting harsh opposition from Congressional Republicans.
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The state may shift from measuring congestion to measuring driving. That slight distinction makes a big difference.
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Kirkland, Wash., is the third city after Mountain View, Calif., and Austin to lend its roads to Google for autonomous vehicle testing.
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Some cities charge more for metered parking on certain streets and during certain times of the day to reroute drivers to ease congestion and reduce pollution.
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Urban Engines recently announced partnerships with several organizations, including the agency that runs trains in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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After meeting with officials from Volkswagon, Sen. Mark Green has introduced a piece of legislation to spur the market for autonomous vehicles in the state.
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Historically, environmental cause enjoyed bipartisan support -- but gains by NGOs and the emergence of climate change as a social issue have created a sharp political divide.
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In updating its 2030 plan, the county is looking at all forms of transportation — roads, bus, rail, bicycle, trucks and pedestrian — and will identify priorities as it finalizes the plan over the next few months.
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With such a high-profile event coming to Santa Clara, there is increased scrutiny on traffic congestion in the Bay Area that could become exponentially worse without adequate plans.
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Most newer vehicles have such boxes, capable of tracking things like a vehicle’s speed, whether the driver brakes or accelerates and whether they're wearing a seat belt.
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The proposal will create a 15.7-mile rapid transit line in hopes that it can pay large dividends in the future.
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At a public workshop in Sacramento, Calif., the auto industry pushed for the state to allow fully autonomous vehicles as opposed to the proposal that only lets cars drive themselves if a licensed driver is behind the wheel and ready to take over.
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In a hearing, the Rail Authority Commission told legislators that the project is more than two years behind schedule; however, it could cost the state less than the estimated $68 billion.
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However the possible end to Zip Rail, which could make a 100-mile trip in 45 to 50 minutes, doesn’t mean the end of a high-speed line in Minnesota.
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Many people are noticing their cab drivers to be more polite and the ride more pleasant, which may be a response to the growing popularity of ride-sharing services.
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The new wording of the Lyft driver agreement will make it harder for the company to fire its drivers anywhere in the country, but does not classify the drivers as employees.
